Improved clothes-mangle



. the said roller is being revolved.

'of my improved maugle. It isarrauged upon suitable -hollow sockets i arranged on the bar d. Springs iclinitd Saisiesv I mi clim HAMILTON ERASTUS SMITH, OF NEW YORK, Y., ASSIGNOR TO MARY JANE SMITH; OF SAME PLAGE.

Letters Patent No. 96,360, dated November 2A, 1869 antedated October 22, 18.69.

The Schedule referred to iu these Letters Patent and making parl: of vthe. same.

To all whom it may concerti:

Be it known that I, HAMILTON Enss'rus SMITH, of New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Olothes-Mangle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ot'tbis specification.

Figure l represents a front elevation, partly in section, of my improved clothes-mangle.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same, the plane of section being indicated by the line x x, iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new clothes-mangle of. that class iu which the articles to be rolled-are wound upon a loose roller, and subjected to pressure while The present invention has for its object to provide an 'adjustable pressure, which shall be sufficiently strong for all practical purposes, and which is applied by a series of springs to friction-rollers, ,between which the loose roller is held.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A, in the drawing, represents the lower main frame supports, B, and'forins a horizontal bed or table, a, which may be provided with an extension-leaf, b, as shown in lig. 2. x

O C are two horizontal rollers, hung in the frame A, so tliattheir upper ends are about on a level with the face of the table a.

D is a frame, consisting of two side arms, d d, that are connected in front 'by a transverse bar, e, with a treadle E, which is pivoted to the rear of the frame A, as shown. The side bars d d are, by pins f, pivoted to lugs g g, that project from the rear part of the table A, as shown.

F F are two rollers, hung in boxes G G that are fitted into recesses of. the side bars d, and thathave upward-projecting pins, h h, fitting in tubular or act on the upper ends ofthe pins h, or, it' said pins'are not used, directly on the upper faces 4of the boxes,

to keep the rollers F down, but they allow them to be l forced up by suitable power..

H is a loose roller, which is to receive the 'articles to be smoothed, and which is fitted between 'the four rollers C C and F F', as shown.

Springs K K, interposed between the frames A and D, keep the latter up to allow the insertion of the roller H. By means of the treadle, the frame is then swung down to press upon the roller H with snitable power. The treadle can be locked in any position bya notched spring-catch, I. pivoted to the lower part oi' y the frame A, as indicated in fig. 1. Motion is applied by a crank, p, or otherwise, to one of the rollers C or F, and is by friction transmitted to all the other rollers. A belt or suitable gearing may also be used to transmit motion from one roller io the other. Instead of four rollers, C C F F may be used, but three or more with equal eiect, three being suilicient to hold the roller H between them. The lower rollers() may, instead ofthe upper ones`F, be hungin sliding springboxes with equal effect.

One of the rollers, F, marked F', is or may be made of rubber, and of concave form, so as to be larger toward the ends, as shown. It will compress the clothes more towardv the ends, and will prevent the lends from remaining loose, and from becoming folded.

Vhen the rollers are turned, the upper frame will yield to any projection.

This mangle will be much lighter and smaller than the EnglishA boX-mangle, and will still be as powerful and more adjustable than the same.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. The combination of the swinging frame D, rollers F F', and springs j, with the stationary frame A, rollers C G, and springs K, substantially Ain the manner described,for the purpose set forth.

2. The swinging frame D, in combination with spring K, treadle E, and spring-catch I, substantially as and for the purpose specifie 3. The rollers F and Ff, journalled in the boxes G, whereby they are adapted for both vertical and hoarizontal adjustment, substantially as herein shown and described, for the purpose indicated.

4. The clothes-mangle, consisting of the stationary frame A, carrying the rollers C, of the pivoted frame D, carrying the rollers F, and of' the treadle E, and springs K and l, all madeiand operating substantially as herein shown and described.

Witnesses: HAMILTON E. SMITH.

FRANK BLOOKLEY, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

